August 7, 2020 DW Blog No comments yet Jurors – When They Misbehave [Image credit: “Alternate Juror” by EpicTop10.com is licensed under CC BY 2.0] Jurors take an oath to try a case solely on the evidence […] Read more
August 6, 2020 DW Blog No comments yet Coronavirus and Custody Time Limits – Some Good News [Image credit: “Wandsworth” by HerryLawford is licensed under CC BY 2.0] Custody time limits dictate the length of time that someone can be held […] Read more
July 31, 2020 DW Blog No comments yet Court Clarifies Release Provisions [Image credit: “The Royal Courts of Justice” by R/DV/RS is licensed under CC BY 2.0] The High Court this week confirmed that the new […] Read more
July 29, 2020 DW Blog No comments yet Losing Your Home For a Crime You Did Not Commit [Image credit: “Henry Street sign” by Adrian Cable is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0] It is now a common feature of criminal cases that […] Read more
July 24, 2020 DW Blog No comments yet Sexual Offences and the Issue of Consent [Image credit: “Intimacy at New Year #1” by Thijs Paanakker is licensed under CC BY 2.0] A vast number of sexual offence cases revolve […] Read more
July 17, 2020 DW Blog No comments yet No Free Ride for Private Prosecutors [Image credit: “£50 note” by HowardLake is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0] A peculiar aspect of the criminal costs regime is that a private […] Read more
July 10, 2020 DW Blog No comments yet Sentencing – Beware the Cliff Edge [Image credit: “Cliffs of Moher” by Ian Capper is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0] Ellis Thomas pleaded guilty to a relatively minor public order […] Read more
July 3, 2020 DW Blog No comments yet Encrochat and ‘Operation Venetic’ [Image credit: National Crime Agency, Crown Copyright reproduced under licence] The National Crime Agency this week announced that it had […] Read more
June 24, 2020 DW Blog No comments yet Jury Trials and Covid 19 [Image credit: “The Royal Courts of Justice” by R/DV/RS is licensed under CC BY 2.0] Jury Trials and Covid 19 In a startling announcement, […] Read more
June 15, 2020 DW Blog No comments yet A Summer of Protest? (Image: “protest” by jpbourque is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0) As we slowly exit the Covid19 ‘lockdown’ we have seen several protests in major […] Read more